8.5% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven than they were a decade ago. Only 8.5% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure and marks a steady decline since 2011. This reflects a broader trend of lower community participation across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are much lower than most areas, with only 8.5% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is provided by 22.6% of residents, which is well below the Australian figure and down 4.2 percentage points from 2011. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework and people providing general unpaid care are both around the national average.
12.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national and state levels.
2.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/community